France’s strict windowing rules are looking increasingly outdated in the pandemic era, but local players and streamers disagree on changes. At stake is the distribution of movies financed by studio-backed streaming services, such as Disney and WarnerMedia, as well as a related dispute with Canal Plus, which is leveraging the level of its investment in French movies in order to obtain a reduced four-month window.
Source: France’s Windowing Reform in Deadlock Over SVOD and TV Channels’ Conflicting Interests